Patrick Curtis – Python Fundamentals

Want to Get Ahead in Finance?

First You Have to Develop the Skills…

Finance careers are some of the most sought after jobs in the world. You know it. I know it. Everyone knows it.

Not only do they promise huge salaries and bonuses, but they also can set you up for a variety of other related careers

But getting promoted once you’re in the door is much harder than you think…

… because Wall Street is filled with Type-A gunners and the skill sets needed to succeed are rapidly changing.

Having a Long, Lucrative Finance Career is not about acquiring the skills to LAND the job… It’s about acquiring the skills to excel on the job once you get your seat.

And these are NOT the same thing.

Because what most Wall Streeters will never tell you is that everything you’ve learned so far is practically useless when it comes to finance careers over the next decade…

• Technical finance knowledge alone won’t cut it…
• A high GPA isn’t enough…
• Great connections won’t save you…
• And even those with great Excel skills won’t necessarily get the promotion…

Your job isn’t to just get in the seat… It’s to provide value once you’re there. The industry is rapidly changing and so are the skills needed to succeed long term.

• Excel skills and finance knowledge is expected…
• The manipulation of big data and technical skills matter…
• Waiting until you are on the job just makes it harder…
• The finance industry is conservative and slow, but even here, the pace of change is increasing…

So how do you provide value?

• Combining your finance knowledge with technical know how…
• Showing YOU are the person with the ability to do more with data…
• Investing in yourself to build a strong technical foundation…

Quite simply, the finance careers of tomorrow require more technical skills than ever before and if you don’t have them, someone will.